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Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Indications and Dosing ... #Indications #Dosing ... #Endocrinology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
of some of the drugs ... about the study design ... CoronaVirus #Treatment #Management ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis Treatment or Prevention 

Bisphosphonates are common medications used in the treatment and prevention
There are 4 drugs ... are a variety of dosing ... Schedule #Frequency #Pharmacology ... #Endocrinology ... #Osteoporosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
) • Surgical devices ... (→ 3-14) e.g. during ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Normal and Renal Dosing ... This drug class ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Diabetes ... #DM2 #Endocrinology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
unnecessary invasive devices ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Reorientation during ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
position of airway device ... Confirm airway device ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Delirium in the ICU

Defining delirium
Types of delirium
Consequences of delirium
Reversible causes of delirium
Drug-induced delirium
Non-pharmacologic management of delirium
Pharmacologic
causes of delirium Drug-induced ... Pharmacologic ... management of delirium ... #management #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Confirm airway device ... could have made a drug ... Consider known drug ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
position of airway device ... airway AND airway device ... anticholinergic drug ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup